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Sir David Murray Art

English, 1844-1933

Sir David Murray, born on 29 January 1849 in Glasgow, Scotland, was a landscape painter. He was the son of a shoemaker, James Murray. He worked for 11 years for two mercantile firms, while studying in the evenings at the Glasgow School of Art under Robert Greenlees, finally devoting himself full-time to an artistic career from about 1875. He became an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1881, moving to London in 1882 where he was an immediate success. His My Love has gone-a-Sailing exhibited in 1884 was purchased by the Chantrey Trustees for the Tate Gallery. In 1891 Murray was elected an associate of the Royal Academy and a full member of the Royal Academy in 1905. About 1886, he broadened his horizons and traveled to the continent, but all of his more characteristic work was done in Scotland or England. Murray was a member of Glasgow Art Club and exhibited in the club's annual exhibitions. He became president of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in succession to Sir James Linton in 1917, the year before he was knighted in 1918. Murray did not marry and during the whole of his life in London. He occupied the same bachelor's quarters - the studio of Millais in Langham Chambers, Portland Place. A portrait of Sir David Murray by the Scottish painter James Coutts Michie is held by the Aberdeen Art Gallery.

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Artist: Sir David Murray
At the Edge of the Forest
At the Edge of the Forest

At the Edge of the Forest

By Sir David Murray

Located in Sheffield, MA

David Murray British, 1849-1933 At the Edge of the Forest Oil on Board 12 by 18 in, w/ frame 17 by 23 in Signed lower left Inventory Number: 01457 Sir David Murray RA (29 January ...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Sir David Murray Art

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Across the River by Sir David Murray
Across the River by Sir David Murray

Across the River by Sir David Murray

By Sir David Murray

Located in New Orleans, LA

Sir David Murray, R.A., H.R.S.A., R.S.W., R.I. 1849-1933 • Scottish Across the River Signed and dated D. Murray 1907 (lower left) Signed and inscribed “Across the River/by David M...

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Early 20th Century Academic Sir David Murray Art

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The Lily Harvest, c. 1880
The Lily Harvest, c. 1880

The Lily Harvest, c. 1880

By Sir David Murray

Located in Sheffield, MA

David Murray British, 1849-1933 The Lily Harvest, c. 1880 Oil on canvas 18 x 36 inches. W/frame 26 by 44 in. signed lower right Sir David Murray RA (29 January 1849 in Glasgow, Sc...

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1880s Barbizon School Sir David Murray Art

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19th Century landscape oil painting of a bridge over a river
19th Century landscape oil painting of a bridge over a river

19th Century landscape oil painting of a bridge over a river

By Sir David Murray

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Sir David Murray Scottish, (1849-1933) The Bridge Oil on canvas, signed & further inscribed verso Image size: 17.75 inches x 23.75 inches Size including frame: 26.25 inches x 32.25 ...

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